The North Texas Crime Commission explained why by law it could not give reward money to a husband and wife whose 911 call helped catch a kidnapping and sexual assault suspect. The commission plans to honor Kenyatta and Briana Jordan next month. But on Tuesday, it wanted to help in what the commission calls a one-in-a-million event.
After FOX 4 reported on Crime Stoppers' refusal to issue a reward to a couple who was key to Dallas police arresting a most wanted fugitive, a FOX 4 viewer stepped up to do what he says Crime Stoppers failed to do.
“If you have one of America's most wanted fugitives, and you fail to call the 1-800-777, whatever number they give you, and instead pick up the phone to call 911, and you are responsible for leading law enforcement to apprehend that person, you should be rewarded as such," one crime expert said.
After a couple was unable to collect a reward for helping capture a most wanted fugitive over a technicality, Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Tennell Atkins says changes need to be made to prevent the Crime Stoppers debacle that is putting a cloud over the organization. He pledged to get to the bottom of this so that it never happens again.